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April 21, 2006

Senior National Championships Preliminary Results Day 1

Women 63kg

Gold Medal Final: Kristan Allan (Springfield, Va./Sport Judo) vs. Ronda Rousey (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Venice/NYAC/Cohen's)

3. Corinne Geier (San Jose, Calif./San Jose State University)

3. Anastasia Krivosta (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown YMCA)

5. Leah Fisher (McLean, Va./Jason Morris Judo Center)

5. Yvonne Carrera (Whittier, Calif./Mojica Judo Club)

Women 70kg

Gold Medal Final: Jaclyn Feuerschwenger (Linden, N.J./Judo Karate Center) vs. Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio/Renshuden)

3. Katie Mocco (Scotia, N.Y./NYAC/Jason Morris Judo Center)

3. Kathleen Sell (Oshkosh, Wis./Welcome Mat Judo)

5. Tomoyo Yoshinaga (San Jose, Calif./San Jose State University)

5. Kris Garber (Springfield, Va./Sport Judo)

Women 78kg

Gold Medal Final: Nicole Kubes (Ft. Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Judo Club) vs. Molly O'Rourke (El Cerrito, Calif./East Bay Judo Institute)

3. Nina Cutro-Kelly (Albany, N.Y./Judo America)

3. Heidi Moore (Englewood, Colo./Denver Judo)

5. Alison Walters-Stevens (Pittsburg, Pa./Kim’s Martial Arts)

5. Asma Sharif (Huntington, Calif./West Covina)

Women +78kg

Gold Medal Final: Melinda Swanson (Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Tenri) vs. Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla./St. Pete Judo)

3. Loretta Edwards (Columbus, Ohio/Renshuden Judo academy)

3. Eva Smith (Fall River, Mass./Taki-Gawa)

5. Penny Salzman (Penfield, N.Y./Bushido Kai)

5. Charmaine Alsager (Black Earth, Wis./Badger Judo Kai)

Men 81kg

Gold Medal Final: Rick Hawn (Woburn, Mass./Pedro's Judo Center) vs. Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill./NYAC/Cohen's Judo)

3. Yuko Sin (Glenville, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Center)

3. Harry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y./Starrett Judo)

5. Ross MacBaiser (Atlanta, Ga./Emory Judo)

5. Andrew Hung (Pearl City, Hawaii/San Jose State University)

Men 90kg

Gold Medal Final: Roger Mazzella (Natick, Mass./Tohoku Judo Club) vs. Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y./Starrett Judo)

3. Landry Ambouroue (North Richland, Texas/Ruben Martin)

3. Brian Picklo (Mustang, Okla./USA Stars)

5. Colin Burns (College Station, Texas/Texas A&M)

5. Shintaro Higashi (Scarsdale, N.Y./Kokushi Budo Institute)

Men +100kg           

Gold Medal Joel Brutus (Hart, N.J./NYAC) vs. Kirk Hoffman (Security, Colo./Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site)

3. J. Daniel McCormick (Arlington, Texas/Bedford Kodokan Judo Club)

3. Anthony Turner (Miami, Fla./Judo Combat)

5. Jonathan Leonhardt (San Jose, Calif./San Jose State University)

5. Ashanti Taltoan (Youngstown, Ohio/Renshuden Judo)